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* {{IPA|en|/ˈdeɪnd͡ʒəɹəsə(ɹ)/}} |
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===Adjective=== |
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(chiefly with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse: |
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{{head|en|comparative adjective}} |
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"they enjoyed talking about sex" · "I didn't want to have sex with him" |
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# {{lb|en|nonstandard|informal}} {{en-comparative of|dangerous}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|title=The poetical works of Samuel Butler|author=Samuel Butler|page=244|passage=For error and mistake, the less th' appear, / In th' end are found to be the '''dangerouser'''; / As no man minds those clocks that used to go / Apparently too over-fast or slow.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdQUAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22dangerouser%22&pg=PA244#v=onepage&q=%22dangerouser%22&f=false|chapter=Miscellaneous thoughts|year=1854}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|title=Two Black Crows in the A.E.F.|page=55|author=Charles E. Mack|year=1928|passage="—and de letter say: 'It's getting '''dangerouser''' and '''dangerouser''' every minute over where de fighting is at.'"}} |
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#* {{quote-book|en|title=Any Other Name: A Longmire Mystery|page=11|author=Criag Johnson|year=2014|passage=“Oh jeez, if it isn't dangerous and '''dangerouser'''.” Sandy Sandburg, the sheriff of Campbell County, pulled out a chair, sat at our table, and propped up a large manila folder on the windowsill beside him, careful to pick a spot where the condensation wouldn't do any damage.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VKI7AgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA11&dq=%22dangerouser%22&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22dangerouser%22&f=false}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 15 May 2024
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dangerouser
- (nonstandard, informal) comparative form of dangerous: more dangerous
- 1854, Samuel Butler, “Miscellaneous thoughts”, in The poetical works of Samuel Butler[1], page 244:
- For error and mistake, the less th' appear, / In th' end are found to be the dangerouser; / As no man minds those clocks that used to go / Apparently too over-fast or slow.
- 1928, Charles E. Mack, Two Black Crows in the A.E.F., page 55:
- "—and de letter say: 'It's getting dangerouser and dangerouser every minute over where de fighting is at.'"
- 2014, Criag Johnson, Any Other Name: A Longmire Mystery[2], page 11:
- “Oh jeez, if it isn't dangerous and dangerouser.” Sandy Sandburg, the sheriff of Campbell County, pulled out a chair, sat at our table, and propped up a large manila folder on the windowsill beside him, careful to pick a spot where the condensation wouldn't do any damage.